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Impact of Preoperative Botulinum Toxin Injections on Postoperative Outcomes After Redo Microvascular Decompression for Hemifacial Spasm.
[BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES] Many patients with hemifacial spasm (HFS) undergo botulinum toxin injections (BTI) as an initial treatment and later undergo microvascular decompression (MVD), typically a more definitive treatment. However, in s…
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Microvascular decompression for developmental venous anomaly causing hemifacial spasm: illustrative case.
[BACKGROUND] Developmental venous anomaly (DVA) is a rare cause of hemifacial spasm (HFS). The treatment of HFS caused by a DVA varies in the literature and includes medication management, botulinum toxin injections, and microvascular decom…
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Decompression Surgery in Elderly Patients with Hemifacial Spasm Refractory to Botulinum Toxin.
[BACKGROUND] Botulinum toxin is an effective treatment for hemifacial spasm in elderly patients. However, some patients do not tolerate the side effects and frequency of botulinum toxin treatments. [OBJECTIVES] The purpose of this study wa…
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An investigation into quality of life improvement in patients undergoing microvascular decompression for hemifacial spasm.
OBJECTIVE Hemifacial spasm (HFS) is a movement disorder characterized by involuntary spasms of the facial muscles, and it can negatively impact quality of life (QOL). This retrospective study and systematic review with meta-analysis was con…
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Facial spasms, but not hemifacial spasm: a case report and review of literature.
[INTRODUCTION] Facial spasms represent a complicated array of neurological motor disorders with unique diagnostic and treatment algorithms. Due to the rarity of many of these disorders in the pediatric population, special care must be taken…